Here is an idea. Plug a turned-on high-current load (tungsten lamp, or electric heater, or an iron into the dead outlet. Use a non-contact tester such as the Klein NCVT-2. https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/electrical-testers/dual-range-non-contact-voltage-tester . Those detect voltage through insulation I think. I suspect that the neutral closer to the outlet than the the break will show voltage. I expect the neutrals closer to the breaker panel than the break to not show the high voltage. You would want to check that I am correct on that before continuing.Anyone know how I can test for continuity on just the neutral.
My idea is not based on experience. I have not used one of those testers.
This presumes that the outlet passes the hot and neutral lines through. If there is some GFCI outlet that will not pass the hot in there, this is not going to work.
The purpose of the load is to almost short the hot and neutral together at the outlet, but to limit the current if the break is intermittent.
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